During the demolition of a building, it is quite common for the workforce to find asbestos present. Because of how dangerous it is to inhale asbestos fibres, any asbestos found must be completely isolated and removed from the building without releasing any fibres into the atmosphere.
Most demolition companies will therefore have an environmental division to take care of this process without affecting the surroundings of the building. It is extremely important to comply with all legislations regarding asbestos because of how potentially hazardous it is.
When asbestos is found on a demolition site, a specially trained group fitted with protective clothing as well as air supplies must move in and completely remove all traces of asbestos from the building and the air inside it. As you may expect, this can take a very long time. Once removed the asbestos is contained in air-tight bags to be disposed of safely, off site. The demolition process can only continue once every trace of asbestos has been removed.
It is of the utmost importance that before work commences on a building, an extensive survey of the site is carried out to locate any asbestos that may be present. This is extremely important as it could be potentially life-threatening to simply stumble across asbestos during a demolition process, as well as considerably increasing the time required to complete the job.
Although it is dangerous, asbestos is still present in a variety of buildings including hospitals, homes and schools. Its most common locations are in walls, ceilings and there may be some lagging around steam pipes. Because of its dangerous nature its use has sharply declined in recent years and there are strict regulations in place to stop it being used to the point where it is dangerous.
Whenever asbestos is discovered in a building, the inhabitants usually panic and worry that their health may be endangered. This is usually unjustified because although asbestos is harmful if its releasing fibres into the air, usually it is covered with a layer of paint, or its in between other materials to make up a ceiling and its only if the asbestos is openly shedding dust into a building that it becomes a hazard.
Most demolition companies will therefore have an environmental division to take care of this process without affecting the surroundings of the building. It is extremely important to comply with all legislations regarding asbestos because of how potentially hazardous it is.
When asbestos is found on a demolition site, a specially trained group fitted with protective clothing as well as air supplies must move in and completely remove all traces of asbestos from the building and the air inside it. As you may expect, this can take a very long time. Once removed the asbestos is contained in air-tight bags to be disposed of safely, off site. The demolition process can only continue once every trace of asbestos has been removed.
It is of the utmost importance that before work commences on a building, an extensive survey of the site is carried out to locate any asbestos that may be present. This is extremely important as it could be potentially life-threatening to simply stumble across asbestos during a demolition process, as well as considerably increasing the time required to complete the job.
Although it is dangerous, asbestos is still present in a variety of buildings including hospitals, homes and schools. Its most common locations are in walls, ceilings and there may be some lagging around steam pipes. Because of its dangerous nature its use has sharply declined in recent years and there are strict regulations in place to stop it being used to the point where it is dangerous.
Whenever asbestos is discovered in a building, the inhabitants usually panic and worry that their health may be endangered. This is usually unjustified because although asbestos is harmful if its releasing fibres into the air, usually it is covered with a layer of paint, or its in between other materials to make up a ceiling and its only if the asbestos is openly shedding dust into a building that it becomes a hazard.
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